Chief scout Paul Montgomery has 'carte blanche' to attend any game or send out representatives.

Performance analyst Joe Carnall has also been asked by McLeish to get every game copied to DVD and compile data on and action of potential new recruits, in addition to other players from far and wide the manager is keen to know more about this summer.

McLeish said: "I would have thought most of the players (at Euro 2008) would be a little too much for us price-wise, but you never know and we wouldn't be doing our jobs if we weren't monitoring things closely."

* Supporters have reacted positively to the news that Blues have decided to scrap the despised £1.50 booking fee for away tickets.

The club said that after considering feedback the charge would be removed for the 2008-09 season in attempt to encourage more backing of the team on Blues' travels.